meta(chisel): tracking issue for chisel improvements

[devtooligan]

Component

Chisel

Describe the feature you would like

context: #3465 (comment)

[devtooligan]

need better ux for unknown commands, maybe a hint if the unkown command matches a !command

[devtooligan]

feature request:
convert unix epoch timestamp to readable date. maybe the other way around too
https://www.unixtimestamp.com/

[devtooligan]

feature request:

• more integration with cast.
• call cast commands directly from chisel so u dont have to leave
• use results of cast commands together with solidity commands (like set the value of some solidity var to the output of a cast cmd)

[devtooligan]

nit:
after an error the first new -> prompt is red

[devtooligan]

feature request:
a listing of local variables and their values

!listvar

myadddy 0x18989013980190890818901
myNumber 0x11 (17)
myString "Yo homie"

[devtooligan]

feature request:
convert from 64 bit numbers and back (also maybe 128 and?) replaces https://toolkit.abdk.consulting/math#convert-number

[devtooligan]

feature request:
rightpad(0x123)
0x123000000000000....000 (32bytes)

[devtooligan]

feature request:
i think the return value of anything you enter should be displayed after you type it.

so like:
uint y = 100 - 90

right now does nothing, i want it o display 10

values dont display if the expression is enclosed in (parens)

[devtooligan]

feature request:
ability to list files like doing ls from command line -- useful when trying to find ur imports

[devtooligan]

i got imports to work. but the return value of a function called an instantiated contract does not display

[devtooligan]

feature request:
shortcuts, can we make it so you only have to enter the first two letters of the command?
!cl for !clear
!me for !memdump
etc...

maybe someday we can have some kind of global or user based aliases

[mds1]

This is a great list, thanks @devtooligan!

One thing that might be helpful is refactoring this issue so the top comment is a checklist with all of these in a list, such as in #876 and #3412? This makes it easier to track each request individually, instead of the separate comments. (If you’re feeling really ambitious and want to create separate issues for each then link to them here, even better, but I know that’s tedious so nw)